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(No Model.)

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Patented July 14,1891.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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CORKSCREW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,826, dated July 14,1891..

Application filed February 15, 1890- Serial No. 340,579. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID W. DAVIS, of Detroit, in the county of Wayneand State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Corkscrews; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an improvement in wire-cutters and cork-pullers,the object of the same being to provide a lever-corkscrew of suchconstruction that the device will be found to possess every detail inconnection with an implement of this character to render the sameserviceable in every respect, and especially to provide a corkscrew withmeans for cutting the wire on bottles in connection with means forconveniently removing the cork with but a very slight eftorta featurewhich is especially desirable and absolutely necessary to aperfectly-equipped implement of this character, as all malt liquors andmany grades of wines are provided with wires to better secure the corksfrom involuntary ejections.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may becarried in the pocket without inconvenience.

A further object is to provide a corkscrew possessing all the abovecombined features, which will be simple, economical in construction, anddurable and eificient in use; and with these ends in view my inventionconsists in the certain features of construction and combination ofparts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawing the invention is'fully illustrated in a sideView thereof.

A represents the handle, and B a wire-cutter pivotally secured in oneend thereof, the

same being limited in its upper movement by the shoulder G. The cutteris made of a single piece of metal and is partially concaved, as shownon its under side, and is provided with the arms D, which are providedwith pointed ends adapted to fit between the mouth of the bottleand thecork, thereby avoiding all possibility of slipping. The forward or freeend of the cutter is' gradually pointed and narrowed until a sharpcuttingedge is formed thereon, and the point is acutely curved, forminga hook, by means of which when inserted in the wires a suddenback-stroke on the handle A of the screw will separate the wire andleave the cork free for the employment of the screw.

E is the corkscrew pivoted near the forward end of the handle A, so thatit will leave space for the wire-cutter to clasp when desired.

The rear end of the handle is curved, as shown, for the purpose ofguarding the pointed end of the screw. I WVhen in use, the wire-cuttermay be employed as a fulcrum. By driving home the screw and resting thearms D on the mouthof the bottle and raising the handle A the cork willbe easily removed. It will be readily seen that the wire-cutter isabsolutely necessary in a device of this character, for otherwise thecorkscrew in every instance where wire is employed to retain the corks aseparate instrument would have to be secured for that purpose and renderthe screw comparatively valueless.

I would have it understood that I do not claim a corkscrew having alever-handle and operating-spring in connection therewith, a corkscrewpivoted to said handle, and a slotted fulcrum-arm pivoted to one endthereof and having projections; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a corkscrew having a foldable handle, afulcrumplate consisting of a fiat blade pivoted in one end of thehandle, said fulcrum having pointed arms adapted to fit between themouth of the bottle and the cork, and a pointed and concaved wire-cutterextended therefrom and forming part thereof, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the ingWitnesses.

I DAVID W. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

THOS. S. HOPKINS, W. H. RUFF.

presence of two subscrib-

